New Orleans, French QuarterRoad Map of New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans encompasses 4,190 square miles or 10,850 square kilometers and is approximately 90 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi River. Step back in time and take a stroll in the French Quarter and Jackson Square or visit the plantations and take a swamp tour. The architecture, geography and ambiance of New Orleans is unique. In 1718 on the banks of the Mississippi, Sieur de Bienville, a French Canadian, and John Law, the Scottish Minister of Finance for France chose this location to creat...
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Area description continued:New Orleans encompasses 4,190 square miles or 10,850 square kilometers and is approximately 90 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi River. Step back in time and take a stroll in the French Quarter and Jackson Square or visit the plantations and take a swamp tour. The architecture, geography and ambiance of New Orleans is unique. In 1718 on the banks of the Mississippi, Sieur de Bienville, a French Canadian, and John Law, the Scottish Minister of Finance for France chose this location to create a new French city; they christened it after the new Regent of France, Duc d'Orleans. Today's French Quarter is the city they mapped out with only a triangle and T-square. After the fire of 1788, New Orleans was rebuilt and quickly grew to a prosperous port city that opened the interior of North America to world trade. Today New Orleans is a major tourist, business, and cultural center for the entire Gulf Region. Population by Parish: Orleans 476,625, Jefferson 455,043, St. Bernard 64,097, St. Charles 47,031, St. John